USAA Bank now offers the Commemorative Air Force USAA Rewards World MasterCard credit card to help support the CAF’s community outreach programs and activities. USAA Bank makes a contribution to the CAF with every new account opened and each time card holders make an eligible purchase.
‘FIFI’ kicks off month-long Florida tour
March 5, 2012 by 4 Comments
The Commemorative Air Force’s star attraction, the B-29 “FIFI,” landed late in Daytona Beach March 1 because she flies “VFR only” these days. But she immediately swelled the hearts of World War II vets and awed general aviation flyers here more than a decade after her last Florida appearance. And there’s more to come.
Sun ’n Fun visitors are in for a treat March 27-31. So are the aviation-minded in Titusville March 7-11 at the TICO warbird show, Ft. Lauderdale March 14-18, Punta Gorda March 18-25 at the Florida International Airshow, and in Tallahassee April 3-5.
Only airworthy B-29 to tour Florida
March 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The world’s only flyable Boeing B-29 Superfortress “FIFI” will tour Florida during the month of March, visiting, Gainesville, Daytona, Titusville, Ft. Lauderdale, Punta Gorda, Lakeland and Tallahassee, officials with the Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron said.
CAF, Tuskegee Airmen forge alliance
January 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) have forged a new alliance to support aviation participation and enhance World War II education in youth and adults across the country.
Take a ride in a Warbird at Sun ‘n Fun
March 27, 2009 by 2 Comments
Get your hands on history with the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) at Sun ‘n Fun when you take a ride in one of CAF’s vintage warbirds.
Historic aircraft from the CAF fleet will be on display and available for rides at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, April 21-26. The CAF Ride Program offers people a once-in-a-lifetime experience of flight in some the most historically significant aircraft of American military aviation, according to CAF officials.
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